README.md

FastAPI Auth System

This project demonstrates a simple authentication system using FastAPI for the backend and a basic HTML/JavaScript frontend. It uses JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for handling secure authentication.

Features

• Backend API built with FastAPI.
• JWT Authentication with a 30-minute expiration.
• Mock database with a single user for demonstration.
• Frontend form handling and token storage.
• SQLite to track user login

Getting Started

Follow these steps to get the project up and running on your local machine.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6+
• Live Server Extension in VSCode

Installation

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/LunlunChin/FastAPI-Auth

2. Navigate to the Directory

   cd FastAPI-Auth

3. ** Set up and activatevirtual env**

   python3 -m venv venv

   .\venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run the Server

   Launch the FastAPI server using Uvicorn:

   uvicorn main:app --reload

6. Set Up the Frontend

   Open the index.html file using the Live Server extension in Visual Studio Code. Guide to setting up Live Server.

7. Access the Application

   Visit the URL provided by Live Server, typically http://127.0.0.1:5500/index.html.

Usage

1. Open the web application in your browser.

2. Enter the following credentials:

   • Username: admin
   • Password: admin

3. Click the Login button.

4. Upon successful login, the JWT token will be logged in the browser's console.

5. To view the stored JWT token, press F12 to open the Developer Tools, go to the Application tab, and look under Session Storage.

6.go to the /logins endpoint to get the SQLite Db data that contains the list of username and login_time http://127.0.0.1:8000/logins/